ISSR 2025 Boyle Lecture on Science and Religion - Discussion

The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) is pleased to present the ISSR 2025 Boyle Lecture Discussion, which was recorded live following the Premiere of the 2025 Boyle Lecture on YouTube.  

The discussion included:
The Most Reverend Dr Antje Jackelén, Archbishop Emerita of Uppsala and Primate Emerita of Sweden
https://www.ctr.lu.se/en/person/antjejackelen/

Professor Arthur Petersen, Professor of Science, Technology and Public Policy, University College London
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/steapp/people/professor-arthur-petersen-0

Professor Noreen Herzfeld, Saint John's University
https://www.csbsju.edu/theology/person/noreen-herzfeld/

and

Professor and Chair of Nanomaterials Andrew Briggs, University of Oxford
https://andrewbriggs.org/

These live discussions emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic when ISSR hosted an entirely digital Boyle Lecture led by the late Tom McLeish in 2021. Since then, ISSR has maintained the Digital Lecture and Discussion so all can enjoy this prestigious event and the accompanying conversations. All of the Digital Lectures and Discussions can be found on our YouTube channel. 

The original Boyle Lectures were given as a series of sermons at several churches in London and Westminster following their establishment in 1692. The ‘original Boyles’ lasted until about 1730, although sporadic later ‘Boyle Lectures’ continued to be given in the centuries since then. The lecture series was revived in 2004 at one of its original locations, the Wren church of St Mary-le-Bow on Cheapside in the City of London, where it continues to be hosted each year. 

Prior Boyle Lectures before 2021 can be found on St Mary-le-Bow’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/stmarylebow

The International Society for Science and Religion was founded in 2002 to promote education through interdisciplinary learning and research in the field of science and religion, conducted in an international and multi-faith context. To find out more about ISSR, please visit our website here: https://www.issr.org.uk/

ISSR is thankful to all who continue to make the Boyle Lectures and Discussions possible each year. 

Anthony K Nairn
www.anthonynairn.com 
ISSR Executive Assistant 
www.issr.org.uk